Korean Federation of Journalists' Unions KBS Headquarters Injunction Request: "Stop the Appointment of President Park Min"

The KBS Headquarters of the Korean Federation of Mediaworkers' Unions (KFMU) has filed a petition with the court to halt the appointment process of Park Min, former editorial writer of Munhwa Ilbo, as a presidential candidate, citing issues in the nomination procedure.

On the 18th, the KBS Headquarters of the Mediaworkers' Union stated, "We have submitted a 'motion for provisional injunction to suspend the effect of the board resolution' to the Seoul Southern District Court, requesting the suspension of the president appointment process, including the personnel hearing."

They added, "The president appointment process carried out ignoring the board's consensus is fundamentally invalid, and it infringes on the rights of minority directors who demanded a fair and transparent appointment process. The nomination of the presidential candidate, made through the KBS board's dereliction of duty, must be canceled."

The KBS Headquarters of the Mediaworkers' Union argued that the KBS board's process of narrowing down three presidential candidates to one was invalid because, contrary to the initially agreed rules, the final vote was not held on the 4th as scheduled but postponed.

Furthermore, they claimed that Park, while working at Munhwa Ilbo, may have violated the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act by receiving 15 million won in advisory fees over three months from a company.

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